The determination of whether a child suspected of having a specific learning disability is a child with a disability shall be made by the child's parents and a team of qualified professionals, which shall include:
(1) The child's regular teacher;(2) If the child does not have a regular teacher, a regular classroom teacher qualified to teach a child of that age;(3) If the child is less than school age, an individual certified by the department to teach a child of that age; and(4) At least one person qualified to conduct individual diagnostic examinations of children, such as a school psychologist, speech-language pathologist, remedial reading teacher, or special education teacher.S.D. Admin. R. 24:05:25:08
16 SDR 41, effective 9/7/1989; 17 SDR 30, effective 8/27/1990; 23 SDR 31, effective 9/8/1996; 26 SDR 150, effective 5/22/2000; 33 SDR 236, effective 7/5/2007General Authority: SDCL 13-1-12.1, 13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-37-1.1.